Chronicon monasterii de Abingdon

Joseph Stevenson (Curatore)

Cambridge University Press, 2012

Originally published in 1858, this two-volume chronicle covers approximately 500 years, from the seventh-century foundation of Abingdon Abbey to the accession of Richard I in 1189. Editor Joseph Stevenson (1806-95) claims that its value is less as a detailed history than as an illustration of England's journey from barbarism to civilisation. Although ostensibly a record of the fortunes of the Benedictine monastery, it is a rich source of not only local but also national and international history. In his prefaces to the Latin text, Stevenson discusses the manuscript sources as well as the context of the monastery's development. He goes on to describe the influence of Christianity and the monastic system on such areas as agriculture and commerce. Volume 1, which ends at the Norman Conquest, consists largely of the monastery's title deeds, with a sketch of the circumstances under which each grant was executed.

• Curatore: Joseph Stevenson
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Chronicon monasterii de Abingdon 2 Volume Set
• Anno: 2012
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 540 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 790 gr.
• EAN: 9781108042734

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